Process of bunching material.



H. T. FROEHLICK.

PROCESS OF BUNCHING MATERIAL.

APPLlCATlON FILED JUNE 26, 191B.

Patented Feb. 5,1918;

5 SHEETS-SHEET I.

Swami 0 b:

I 51/ mum W H. T. FROEHLICK.

raqc Ess 0F BUNCHING MATERIAL. APPLICATION FILED'JUNE 26. 1916.

Patented 1M. 5,1918.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

H-"T. FROEHLICK.

PROCESSOF BUNCHING MATERIAL. APPLIQATION FILEDJUNE 26. I916.

Patented Feb. 5, 191 8.

' s swans-smut a.

, -H. I. FROEH LICK'. PROCESSxQF auwcmms MATERIAL.

APPLICATION. FILED )UNE 26'. 191 6.

Patented Feb. 5, 1918.

mum

H. T. FROEHLICK. PROCESS OF BUNCHING MATERIAL.

APPLICATION FILEDJUNEZG. 1916.

Patented Feb. 5, 1918.

5 SHEETSSHEET 5.

HARRY 'T. FROEHLIOK, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO BRIGHT CIGAR MACHINE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

PROCESS BUNCHING- MATERIAL.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY T. FROEHLICK,

. a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphiaandthe State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in the Processes of Bunching Material, of which the following is a specification. 7

My invention relates to an improved process of bunching material and has for its object an improved process of sizing and shaping a filler for abunch.

A further object of my invention is an improved process of packing material preparatory to sizing and shaping a'bunch.

A further object of my invention is an improved process of forming a filler having a uniform degree of compactness.

A further. object of my invention is the process of equalizing the filler after having been determined in size and quantity properly arranged.

Vith the foregoing and other objects in view my invention consists of the novel treatment, combination and arrangement of processes herein described and demonstrated by the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an apparatus capable of having my process practised therein, but it is understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In this specification I haveused the term bunch as meaning an aggregation of pieces of material brought together and a binder wrapped around the same; and have used the term filler as representing the above mentioned aggregation of pieces of material.

Heretofore bunching machines especially cigar machines have used fillers reduced to the proper length of the cigar desired fed into the machine by a pressure operating in one plane and then cutting off the amount desired; but in so doing it compacts the filler to such an extent and manner that the bunch does not have the elasticity and light puffedness desired. and further more tobacco is forced into the bunch than is necessary in a properly made bunch.

' In my process the material is put into an enlarged receptacle and is compressed to the degree desired in one plane bringing the material to a definite thickness and then 1s com- Specification of Letters Patent.

v Patented Feb. 5, 1918.

Application filed June 26, 1916. Serial No. 105,977.

pressed to the degree desired and limited to a definite amount in another plane to a degree of compactness predetermined and aidjustable.

After a mass of material of definite thickembodiment of an apparatus capable ofeXeouting my process; Figure 1 shows a view in elevation after sizing and shaping the filler; Fig. 2 is a view in elevation taken at rightangles to that shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same; and Fig. 4 shows a View in elevation before sizing and shaping. Fig. 5 is a sectional view" of the apparatus in a similar position to that shown in Fig. 4. Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

1 is the main frame; 2 is the horizontal compressor frame having face 3 formed on the end of compressor frame 2 in an undercut or inclined positionv to give clearance for the material when forced past the same; 4 is the vertical compressor frame carrying vertical compressor 5.

Horizontal compressor frame 2 operates on main frame 1 and is held in place thereon by pins 6 operating through slots 7, and is operated by bell crank 8.

Vertical compressor frame 4: operates through guides 9 secured to the main frame 1, and is operated by levers 10 which levers 10 are secured to a shaft journaled in main ated by cam 17 which cam 17 is secured to shaft 18 journaled in main frame 1 and operated by gears 19, 20, 21 and 22.

Gear 22 is secured to shaft 23 which shaft is journaled in main-frame 1. On shaft 23 are gears 24: which are operated by racks 25 secured. to carriage 26 which carriage operates in guides in main frame 1.

27 is the shaping knife operating as a sleeve over mold plunger 12, and is of the desired shapeto give the proper form to the bunch, and "is secured to knife head 28, which knife head operates in guides in main frame 1, and is operated by lever 29, which lever is fulcrumed to main frame 1 at 16.

and is operated by cam secured to shaft 18 33 is a mold guard secured to'mold plunger 12 at a definite distance therefrom suflicient to form'thickness of the blank of material to be operated'upon by. shaping knife 27.

Horizontal compressor face 3 .-being operate dby handle 34 through bell crank 8 fulcrumed-to main frame 1 at 35011 shaft 37 is timed With vertical compressor 5 so that when face 3 is flush with theface of mold plunger 12. vertical compressor 5 commatically 1 I v Levers 10 operating compressor frame 4 I are operated in their'opening movement by 1 pendulum 39 and are held in openposition byzhook4O automatically operated by catch 36 by means of spring 37 and guardy38 which hook issecured to shaft -and operated therebfyso that whenfface-3 is in prop er position for compressor,5,to act it releases levers 10 automatically said levers V10 being acted upon by a yielding. pressure which may be; adjusted suchasIspring 41 I secured; to adjusting plate 42 which plate 42 i isadjustably secured tomainframe l by fpin 43. .35.

."Pendulum 39 is operated crank 44 which crank is secured to shaft.23,-is operated thereby,fand timed tolift pendulum V V 39 on the outward movement of racks 25.

Mold plunger .12 operated by cam 17.is

timed with reference to shaping knife .27,

so that shaping knife 27 operates over mold V plunger 12 wheninits open position ready to receive the material said knife continuing tooperate until it reaches and enters knife dief31then shaping knife27 remains stationary and moldplunger 12 is forced out of the knife carrying with itand between its face and mold jguard '33the blank of mate'rial' cut by the knifein its operation.

The timing of the operation of the.- knife I with. reference to racks 25 being such that the racks are in anout or open position When the knife is out or open, the knife beginning to act asthe racksmove in and ceasing. to; act at about themiddle position of the racks, when the knife plunger begins to'actand ceases attheend of the movement of the racks, after, which position theblank of {material is ready to be expelled from between'mold plunger12 and mold; guard 33 .bymeajns-of ejector .45 which forces the v filler down into the pocket of binding belt 46.

has

Ejector 45 is operatedvby ejector frame 47 J which frame is j ournaled in main frame 1 and held in open position by lever 48 fulfcrumed at 49 to main frame 1 and operated by spring 50. On lever 48 is handle 51 for operating the same.

.52 is the. binding roller-journaled in bearings on carriage 26. at itsouter end.

46 is the binding belt secured at one end to fulcrumed-platform 54'and at the other end is secured to holder 55, the length of said belt being suitable to form a: pocket and .properly roll and bind the material in the same.

Fulcrumed platform. 54 is fulcrumed at 56.to.ma1n;frame 1 andis lifted by levers '57, which levers are fulcrumed to =main frame 1 at 58 and-areoperated by wedges or cams 59 secured to carriage 26. and timed to raise the .samev at theinnerposition of said carriage.

60 is the main. operating lever secured to shaft 61 operating in journals secured: to main frame 1. On shaft 61 is lever .62 which operates carriage 26 by means of, link 63.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to. secure byLetters Patent is:

1. The process of aggregating material consisting of, assemblinga mass of the same in excess of the amount desired,.bringing the mass to a definite dimension in one direction, and exerting a pressure limited to a definite amount upon it in another direction, and, while in I such condition cutting a definite shape; from the same.

2. The process of forming cuts or abstracts of uniform density andamountfrom ,a mass of fibrous materialcomprised in assembling a unit mass bringmg a pressure son the same in a plane in one-direction at rightanglesto the length of the fibers,

bringing a pressure limited to a definite amount on themass in the remaining dimensionand while. such mass is held under such pressures dieing or cutting a definite shape of 3 mass. therefrom.

3. The process of automatically forming cuts or abstracts of predetermined uniform density and amount.- from amass offibrous ,material comprised in assembling a unit mass .and automatically bringing a pressure in one plane in one dimension. and auto- .matically bringingapressure limited to a definite. amount :onv the. mass in: the remaining (lllllGIlSlOll- 1l11d-Wl1llO-SllCll mass is held under suclrpressure automat cally dicmg or cutting .a definlte shape of mass therefrom.

24. .The construction ofa cigar bunch consisting of, placing sprigs oftobacco in a -generally paralleld1rection in a receptacle ringing the sides of the receptacle parallel with the sprigs together to predetermined dimension in one direction andto a. predetermined pressure limited ,to a definite amount-in the other direction, and while in such confinement cutting therefrom a cigar bunch of predetermined shapeand density.

5. The method of forming a cigar bunch in front of a cutting die and to a predeconsisting of placing tobacco in a receptacle, termi'ned density then cutting therefrom a lo bringing the sides of the recleptacle i3 151;:- filler of predetermined shape and density. imity to a cutting die to et er to a e ite 1 5 predetermined position, d ompressing the to- HARRY FROEHLICK bacco between the said sides then exerting Witnesses: a pressure limited to a definite amount upon ALICE V. YARWOOD, the tobacco to force the same along said sides RALPH ROSENFELT.

Copies of'this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

